Q: The page I am working on has a record with multiple crimes, which I understand to key with commas between them. It also has multiple conviction counties. How should I key this? Comma separated county entries causes the input program to ask for correction.

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Revision as of 06:23, 8 August 2013

Feel free to add to or edit information in this discussion tab as necessary. Please take time to become familiar with the General Keying Standards and be sure to read all instructions on the main project page. (Please note that in case of a discrepancy, project level instructions always trump general keying standards.)

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Extra Keying Helps

When there are two dates, use the earliest date. -- Wiedwoman 18:39, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Key as seen for the birth places and race e.g. So Carolina and W (White)

Replace & with the word and

If there is an A before convict number key e.g. A640

Here is an example of an alias name.
--Katerimmer 16:43, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

On the pages where you can see the right page -- do not key information of the right page. It will be keyed on the next image. -- Wiedwoman 16:50, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

On the pages where you know they are in the 1900's, key the 4-digit year (like when an automobile conviction is involved). -- Wiedwoman 16:50, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

If the image has convict names it will be a convict register NOT a next image. Next image is for images with no convict names. -- Wiedwoman 16:50, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Common Keying Errors Found by Reviewers

I have seen keying of U/D instead of U/I which stands for Under the influence.

NTP = Non-Tax Paid (liquor)

In this example, the keyer did not key the Received Month, Day and Year and did not key the Race as seen (corrections are in purple):

Questions and Answers

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Q: When the person's crime is a long list, separated by commas and on multiple lines, is the information entered on the different lines as it appears in the register?

A: we only want to key one line per person. When the image is showing multiple lines for crimes and/or alias we need consolidated to the one line. --Wiedwoman 04:54, 5 July 2013 (UTC)

Q: I read on a different project that when there is more than one alias, only the first one should be keyed. Is it the same with this project? I have only come across one person with more than one alias (he has 3).

A: Yes. We are to key the first alias name. -- Wiedwoman 22:13, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Q: I have just opened a set that is different from most. Normally the Convict register is on the left side and the index is on the right. It this image it is the opposite. The convicts name is on both sides, but the crime is on the right hand page of the book. With the other records, the 'next image' choice was for pages that were a continuation from the previous page. Which should I select for this instance? Should I select 'next image' for the first page, or convict record for both sides of the book? Thank you.

Q: The page I am working on has a record with multiple crimes, which I understand to key with commas between them. It also has multiple conviction counties. How should I key this? Comma separated county entries causes the input program to ask for correction.

Suggestions/Additions

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